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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-12-01
LOW-GRADE COTTON.
How Can It be Utilized?

The Cotton Association of Great
Britain has ransacked the world to find
those climatic and other physical N
ditions that would produce a cotton
which would compete with ours of the
Southern States. But they have sig
nally failed. 1t is safe to assume that
for years, if not for all time, American
cotton will hold the front rank in all
the great markets of the world. Its
superiority for manufacturing pur-
poses will be mor strongly defined, as
the demands of material progress
shall develop and expand. The pecu-
liar adaptability of the Southern
States to the successful production Of
of a quality which the manufacturing
world cannot do without, will increase
the acreage to meet increasing de-
mands. And should the commercial
world call for $4,000, 900 bales, we
have the soil and the area to meet it.
But through the manipulatlons of
capital employed in transforming the
raw material into the various forms
required by commerce, the price of it
has been nicely narrowed down to the
bare cost of it's production. The
Southern farmer finds that he is fur
nishing the land, the stock, the nipple
ments, the labar-in fact all the cost
and expense Of it's production and gets
none of the profits. He ees every
n who touches it, after it. passes
from his hands, make money on it. He
is beginning to cast about for plans by
which he a get a just share of these
profits. Hence, the Farmers Alliance,
and hence the plans it has instituted
Hence their demand on the American
Congress for relief from the unjust
and oppressive determinations against
this great interest in our tariff system.
Hence, the cotton factories that are
springing up all over Texas and other
States, where the Alliance Co-opera-
tive Union is well organized. These
are steps, all in the right direction.
But while we are discussing and
developing plans by which the South
ern farmers may have more control
over the crop and it's price, THE Pro
GREssIvE FARMER would venture to
suggest to the Alliance the policy and
expediency of utilizing the lower
grades by weaving them into bagging
with which to wrap the crop. It re-
qui1es about 10000, 900 yards for
crop, which at two pounds per yard,
is so, 900, 900 pounds. This is an &C.
tual loss to farmers, as the tare in
the markets of Great Britain deducted
from every bale of American cotton
AID covering fully that amount is an
actual and dead loss to our farmers.
Suppose we should wrap our cotton in
cotton bagging, made of the poorer
grades, it would command almost as
much per pound, directly or indirectly,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-12-01
WE WANT A "NEW-YEARS
-- ~t GIFT"

Will not each reader of The Pro
GREss1vE FARMER send us a mew sub
scriber by the first of January as a
"New-Years Gift /" Every one can
do this. Will you not try? We have
one. thousand subscribers who could
easily send us fve mew subscribers each,
by hat time. We have tve hundred
subscribers who could easily send us
ten new subscribers by that time. Will
you not do it? This would add ten
thousand to our list. How our heart
would go out in gratitude to our
friends! 1t would place the paper on
an independent basis, and we hereby
pledge ourselves that we will give to
our farmers the best agricultural
weekly ever published in the South,
if they will thus come to our aid.
Will you not send us ten? Will you
you not send us fve? Will you not
send us one2
A PROPOSITION.
To the one who shall send us by the
first of January the largest list of sub
scribers, according to our published
club rates, we will send a Patch Corn
Shelter.
1t is simple, light and durable and
will shell eight to ten bushels per hour.
Shells easily and clean and separates
the cobs from the corn. AS fast as
you procure the names of five sub
scribers, send them in with the money
and notify us with the first remittance
to enter you for this useful premium.
If you do not want the premium, send
us a list for the good will have for the
paper and the great cause it repre-
sents. Will you not make an effort to
strengthen your own paper and thus
strengthen the farmers cause in North
Carolina?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-12-01
WHO IS TO BE OUR NEXT Gov
.ERNOR? =

This question seems to be agitating
the public mind, Or rather the press Of
our State, just at present. The
strength and availability Of particular
gentlemen is being presented by their
respective friends. Nudge Clark,
Maj. steadman, Col. Holt, Capt. S. B.
Alexander, Judge Russell, Hon. j.
Nichols, Judge Settle-each is the
strongest and most available man in
his party, according as he is strongest
with the editor who does the writing.
For instance, The PROGRESSIVE FARMER,
as the organ of the farmers of the
State, has ventured the opinion that
the truly typical North Carolina gen
tleman, the clear:headed legislator,
the patriotic citizen and friend of the
farmers Of the State, Capt. S. B.
Alexander, is a very strong man with
the great mass of the voters of the
State. But it may be that all we
editors are a little premature in this
matter. Suppose, therefore, the papers
and the little squads about the cities,
towns and. Villages of the State quit
this blooming" business, and wait
for an expression Of choice by the people.
If they can have a fair, honest and
untrammeled expression of their will,
we will be relieved Of all this guess
work, for in that event we would
kaow who are the strongest men. And
by way of getting. at that choice
and getting'the voice of the people,
fairly and.honestly expressed, suppose,
instead of booming certain gentlemen,
we all turn loose in our columns and
advocate some good plan by which soe
an get at the e0ashes Of the people? Sup
pose, instead of primary meetings"
Or primary conventions" which are
too often manipulated by "wire pull
ers" in the interest of the few, with
out regard. to the wishes of the many,
we substitute primary elections. With
a well-digested system of primary
elections, where ever votery could, By
has ballot, say who he prefers as dele
gates and candidates, we then would
have, indeed and in reality, nominal
taons by the people,. Whether correct
or not, there is a belief among the
people that self constituted political
leaders have very little regard for
their wishes, and that they do not and
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-12-01

for various purposes, as IN a raw state.
1t would. consume annually about
10000 bales, and thus withdraw that
amount Of new material from the
market. It could be manufactured
here by the farmers. through their CO.
operative system, and thus furnish a
home market for that portion Of the
crop, and a market too which they
could control.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-12-01
1t is a farmers

j.. 81
interest is in farming. 1t is a farmers
association, and is to be composed OF
farmers. We confidently expect to
see the best body of representative
farmers ever assembled in the State.
It will be an important meeting. 1t
will be an interesting meeting. 1t will
be an enjoyable meeting.
Each county in the State is en-
titled to the same number of votes
as it has representatives in the lower
branch of our Legislature, but each
county can send as many delegates as
it chooses.
Let every farmer in the State see to it
that his county is we'll represented.
Hold meetings and have delegates
elected who will go and who will rep
resent your best interests.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-12-01
The Progressive Farmer is the
Official Organ of the N. G. Farmers
Association and N. G. State Farmers
Alliance.
PLEASE NOTICE.

In writing to this Office to change the
address Of a paper, our subscribers will do
US a favor by stating the office at which
the paper is received, as well as the n
to which it is desired to be sent. Failure
to do this puts us to a great deal of trouble
and the necessity of going through a long
list Of names; involving not only much
work, but much loss of time; when time
is valuable.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-12-01
OPPOSED TO
R. Williams, of North Carolina, on
Socialism and Agrarianism.

At the recent session Of the National
Grange, held in Lansing, Michigan,
Master W. r.. Williams of North Car
DINA, introduced the following resolu,
lions. No truer man ever lived than
w. R. Williams:
WHEREAS, The grange vel acknowl-
edges with regard and respect any and
all people who organize themselves in
to societies for protection against the
monopolists and their aggressive and
often coercive measures, yet they view
with alarm and regret such socialistlc,
agrarian societies seem to have for
their chief design the subverslon OF
law and the obliteration of good socl-
ETY.; therefore
Resolved, That the National Grange
here assembled in the city of Lansing,
do condemn and denounce all such
lawless societies as being dangerous to
constitutional liberty and to human
civilization. ,
Resolued, That we, the National
Grange, do hereby renew VOWS and
pledge our devotion to our declaration
of purposes, and on that basis invite
all persons who labor and live by the
farm, to unite with us in n grand
National brotherhood. .
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-12-01
SUBSCRIBERS, READ THIS.

Is there a Cross Mark on the margin of
your paper? We adopt this as the simp-
lest and easiest method of informing our
patrons that their terms of subscription
have expired, and that the paper will be
stopped if we do not hear from you.
So if you see the Cross Mark, let us hear
from you.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-12-01

Reduced rates on all railroads have
been secured for delegates to the
Farmers Convention in Greensboro on
the second Wednesday in January.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-12-01

Whose business. is it to call the
meeting to select delegates to the
Farmers Convention It is your
business.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-12-01

Will your county be represented in
the Farmers Convention in Green's
boro OF the second Wednesday in
January?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-12-01

Elect your delegates to the Farmers
Convention and report your action to
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-12-01

Do farmers complain that they
"have no showing?" Let them see
to it that they have good delegates in
the Greensboro Farmers Convention.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-12-01

Do not wait until after the holidays
to select the man whom you would
have to represent you'll in the Farmers
Convention. -5t -
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-12-01

Every Alliance should take an IN
terest in it's organ and work for 1t.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-12-01

The facilities for reaching Greens
boro by rail, and the mighty revolu-
ton that is going on among the farm
ers of the State, guarantees a large
gathering of the farmers in that nos
pitable>city on the second "Wednesday
in January. \O
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-12-01
RALEIGH, N: G., DEC I, 1887

This PAPER entered as second-chass matter at the Post
Office in Raleigh, N CT ....
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-12-01

VThe National Alliance, at It's meet
ing at Shreveport, appointed Capt D.
B. Alexander President of our StaIe
Alliance, L. l.. Polk Secretary ana v
II. G. Elliott National Lecturer "
committee to attend the meeting Oh
the Farmers Convention at Greens
boro in January, and lay before tn''
body the aims, principles and purposes
of the Alliance to the end that q Co
operation of all the farmers may 10
secured in the great and grand WORE
of improving and elevating the ae,r
cultural classes and interests OF INC
country.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-04

csNni SGuin4-~GHrseg< ,4s F.it,nrty.
Nix. EumuM ~NvIrr%,hing showers
have come and every thing is cheer
ful i'll our midst, crops have G,,e
appearance and the ouj!oDk is ready
encouraging.
We'arc informed by Mr.. Ambrose
Bradley LAat his crop WAS without
rain for four weeks aud four days,
consequently his carly corn will hc a.
most total fni}urr.
Oats arc Offering very low in o,y
town, thirty cents being the average
price.
Our town is undergoing thorough
brushing by Mr.. hongmire which
makes beautiful appearance.
a little boy of Mr.. John CilstraD
was buried ut Old Liberty grave yard
last week, aged five years, died with
heart disease.
Capt. George Ducl<worth has the
finest prospect for n crop we have cv.
er seen, and his Golden Creek bottom
s not to be oXcolIcd in this section.
His cotton is splendid. Hc snys he
worked it i'll tho proper time, and
worked it woll.
Our townsman, Mr.. II. II. Owon,
was arrested and held for court lust
week on charge of forgery. lie
don't scare worth n cont at prejudice
and nervousness.
. Mr.. J. r. Smith hud the ,nisfor.
tnno to fall, and sustained serious
hurt thoro'y today,
Libcrty was not represented at
tho unyciling of the Cleveland Mon.
umont to-day. Tho recent rains was
tho cause.
Mrs. j. G. Thompson, Of pichcns,
paid our town q visit this week,
Dlunmcrs arc plentiful and thoy
all seem TO DO cheerful.
We do hope no one wll cau 10 soc
ts about moal titue, for thoro Is no
ono hero to cook and wash dishes
but Luxe
July 28th 1887
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-04
-l,sae ENara.sea.,l. INeesl.

Mn EpmoR: II vail drop you lmo
in answptto BIr. T. n Lowis' [,
in the main, endorse what ''T.
II. q" Gays; we, I think, ought to
have at least $500 per calitm bet
ter have $4,000 than only $l0 0G
Would suggest that W, ~~,id some
honey-touguol missionary 80 the for
ci8ncrs that could pcl8ua}' thr5n {"
stay On their own soil. don't thilI.
We Gun #taud 1900 to 300 Of thCn
pcr month much longer. Lets try
the tongue first, if this fuil8 NC can
use q moro effective manner OF sto|
ping them,
"Thc Farmcr'S Son" puts i" &omo
good hits. But we ought not DlaIur
the pcoplo for buying western meat
at from six to ten cents when il costs
thom from twelve to twenty cert, to
raise it. Especially 50 since the pco
pie have been over purBuadcd t. tax
themselves almost out OF existence" to
haul the supplies from the west. Wo
frequently cannot sell corn or wheat
for cash in our towns, because there
is no money. We feel That our mon
cy is IN New York OF Europe and cot
ton is the only thing We can send to
bring 1t back. BY the way cunnot
SorHc inventive genius suggest some.
thing else than money or cotton 10
pay for o'r jim cracks. Has any enc
ever tried the western OF northern
markets with Gcc dogs or yellow cats?
DO not think the farmer desire
strictly class iu~islution. I think thc
Young folks ought 10 bc rcm;nlo,l
that tAcr &rnnd parents were too
proud to live outside an honest in.
co21c; would wear home made clothes.
shoes Nnd hats. and lend money r.. G
per cent. interest, and oven hunt
hard (" EIid II borrower
"" viii take OURS in gvccnbaska il
preference to migrants.
CIrIXEN.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-04
a T'0llgIl story.

a tough story about aerolites
comes from Clayton, Georgia through
lthe Chicago Times Aphysician was
returning from PATIENTS house, late
in the afternoon, whon ho.sa a very
bright light, and he concluded Mt
once il was u meteor. Whom he
came opposite tlic place whore ho saw
it, lie looked out IN the woods and
saw steam issuing from q hole in the
ground. lie hurried home, procured
q mattock and shovel nnd dug it up
from five feet beneath the surface.
An examination showed it was pol
iBhed ball of steel, but not fusiblo. 1t
had the picture of bird and short
hand writing on it. An assayer has
pronounced its qualities foreign to
this terrestrial sphere, and it is sup,
posed that it WAS shot from cannon
OF pistol from either tho moon or
Mercury, and precipitated into our at
mosphoro by tho attraction Of gravity.
The man who got up the story wants
to reply to the aerolito by means Of a
platinum pullet fred from rifle 130
feet long charged with thirty pounds
of dynamite. Ho thinks this would
project it beyond the attraction of
gravity.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-04
eblG Fashioned Gy51t,rer,

pcncc IS, for most American house
holds, but Il name, and obedience and
iath have almost as little place. And
tins, often, when both father and
mother are truly fshcrifcing and
| have mostanXious desire to see the chill
rcn happy. 1t IS this anXietv-thc
constant fear that the children will
miss some enjoyment, and have one
| pleasant thing less to remember
that vltiates the whole present system
! OF training. 1t is easier to give than
TO d"ny; easier to pile toys upon the
baby, and watch the destruction of
the pile, than to lot him develop his
OWL resources, and lean some sort of
scitdependenco from the beginning.
Intelligent letting alone seems the
impossible 0ttainmont, for it lemnrds
! "omrLHn@ more thm mere nituctian.
It demands long Thought, real wisdom,
the power TO gauge future, and look
! b"y"nd the desire Of the mojncllt.
instead Of ibis, #Grfoit is the purtion
OF most children. The passion or
greed IS stimulated day by day. The
road to h&pl'.oc,;5 can only lie i! ihc
.! "H"~j@nt r"."->@ions. and
50 the child, trained to measure. hv
Quantity, never bE unaIi!1 IL c,o4,1 49,,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-04
WHY tcya What is R6mown

The Washington POST says: -''Sov-
cral of our contemporaries arc quot
ing from an editorial in the Constitu-
ton, (Atlanto) upon the success of
pr"hihition III Gcorgins chief city.
The Constitution would relieve a nat
Wol curiosity by Informing the public
why 1t printed an editorial Of SO
much moment in It's weekly edition
only, which, of course, circulatcs
mostly outside Of Atlanta"
The reason is plain to any man of
COMMON sense. The Constitution
has too much to do to tell it's Atlan-
tn readers what they all very we'll
know. Tho people outside arc the
ones who wanted tho information,
and the Constitution knew whore it
was needed and put it there. The
Post does not think propibition is thc
proper thing
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-04
a Mammoth HSOy,

Muster Leroy Stout, who is said to
be the largest child of his age in MI
the country, is now in The city, and
will no doubt remain few days on
exhibition. Hc is ON. his way to tho
Farmers Encampmont at Spartan
burg. lie is only fourteen years old
and weighs over 400 pounds. The
admission is only ten cents and every
one should be sure to SEQ him. O1'~
angeb'~g Times and Dem0crtH.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-04

The farmers Of the State hnvo
done all that can be done, in the
way CT argument, for the establish
ment of an agricultural college some
where in this Stnto 1t would be u
good thing if the Legislature could
be provided with pamphlet showing
all that has been published on the
subject in tho News and Courier this
year. Ii the farmers do not win this
fight twill not be for lack of porsis
tent effort.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-04

The Lancaster Review argues at
romc length the Importance of allow
ing officers who are required to give
bonds, to get some guarantee com
pany" to became their surety. BY
reference to the acts of 1884, page
$50, it will be seen that tho ncccssa-
rv Legislation has already been had.
AS no business of the kind has been
done in the State, that we know Of
the law may need amending.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-04

Since st. Louis succeeded so we'll
IN sending numerous committee of
invitation to the President, the other
western cities have determined to
follow suit. Memphis is getting up
a committee ofonc hundred members.
The President has become alarmed
for tho safety of his public dutios and
hcgs the committee not to como to
Washington. just send him word.
lie has no doubt calculated that it
will take less time to visit the cities
than to shake hands with tho com
mittces.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-04

The rumor that the law laying Il
tax on tobacco and whiskcy in the
united States is to be repealed has
become quito current. 1t is signif.
cant that those who are prcachiug
tins doctrine are all protcctionists-~
high tariff men. The useless mill
ions IN the treasury at Washington
collected from the people for no good
purpose, makes some kind of reform
necessary. Tho shrowd politician
knows the temper of the nation viii
not endure it, but he would give ro-
lief by asking tho people to submit
TO greater wrong by tightening the
burdens OF those who revol IN tho
luxuries OF whiskoy and tobacco, and
compel those who are contonted with
necessaries~,sugm, cofroo, clothinoand
blankets--to bear the additional lood
1T is conceded Oh all hands TINT ro.
form must como. The question is
will congress repeal the tax on whja-
key md tobacco, or reduce tho toriff
on iron, clothing &c. SO MANY thou-
sands would be turned out Of em.
ployment by the former action that #
would look almost like reyoi1t;o,,
Representatives in congress cannot
get far enough away from their con-
stituency to take such action. Tho
whole internal revenue service should
be op tho side with those who favor
reduction OF the tariff, This grelb
and good government is not going 10
the interest Of so many
employees and the interest Of the
,oiling millions by giving ,luxuries
ia advantage over the necessities Of
ife. The chances for refornI are
uperib. Tlie only thing which can
poll thom is for party spirit to pet
be upper land - patffotisnl in the
- BcnocraLic factions iii Glngrpss.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-04
,f'linrs.l a,.,s Ess,,.lletln,,.

Last Thursday tho coioro< peo,3ls
had batbecue in the grove onolnilo
west OF the Court Ifouso There
were a lt,Sge nnutber of c6lcred ana
few white people present. Seats
were provided fof the ladios, nnl the
speakers stnHd wasa one horse wag.
on with sp"ng seats in cuch end
which answ rcd their purpose woM.
Benjamin Griffin, tho chairman.
sud the fnccting was entirely for the
social, that all might come togothor
md have good time, 1t hud no pc.
l1tcal meaning whatever.
After singing hymn by the audi
ence, and prayer by Cato Sherman,
the Chairman introduced Mr.. J. r.
I3o38s, who ground out as fast rs
nc could thco or four editorials.
The noXt thing was music by the
band, -four harmonious, Il fiddle, drum
and triangle.
Judge J. II. Newton was thcn in
toduced, The Judge made jtraigt-
forward and highly practical speech,
briefly rchearsing the condition of
the colorcd race before and since the
wal, and pointing out clearly what
The race can achieve by proper
course Of conduct Though the bur
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-04
An Enterprising, Reliable House

, De. g. W. Earle can always bc relied
''l"fL not only Co carry in stock tie hest
.of everything but to secure the agency for
such articles as shoycwoIkIlltown merit ,o,d
tre pppnlar "lthutc people, thereby s,,s-
tainipg thc reputation Of being niyave en-
terppStng, ana ever fcliablc Hayiu,s 4C,-
.earcd tl,G A@cgcy f"r tBc celebrated TT
king, Ne" bfst0yGfy Eor C0namnpti0n.
surely cure any aud every affection, IS
ThrQspgd ImgS and Clftst and 50 show tafy
cpiegelie,# wcinyite you t0aGdB nud 3ei I,
Ttal{ fln Free.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-04
The GJnVGfsiu.g.

Inc dny i"r h'Vclllh% the 'noln,-
mcht to t"'. brn, cleveland at ut.
M"''i""l Was All mat could DC dcSlf-
CO.. WI" II large crowd WH6 III aItcn-
"'l'c"' '"rl"uHIS oSI'n'"'c" from l'oV"
|" Z'oo0' Inc programme was rs
i"l'o"S: AE'Scr "y hcF' hin"on C"'
PcfS' Dr""l'l% a"ide the Ncli by
1onr young names OF the CicVolnnd